Hydrocarbon-motor.



No. 855,191. PATENTED MAY 2a, 1907.

A. A. LOW.

HYDRIJGARBON MOTQR. APPLICATION FILED JAILIG, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT orFroE.

ABBOT AUGUSTUS LOiV, OF HORSESHOE, NEW YORK.

HYDROCARBON-MOTOR.

Be it known that I, Anno'r AUoUsTUs Low, a citizen ol' the United States, residing at Horseshoe, .St. Lawrence county, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements 1n Hydrocarbon-Mo tors, of which the following is a specification.

' elty consisting in providing said reservoir nmSphere.

My invention relates to motors in which hydro-carbon is used as source of power.

The object of the invention is to insure a supply of air for the purpose of combustion under all conditions, particularly where compressed air is used, and ineidentallyto obviate the noise caused by the pulsation ol' the engine in drawing in the charge.

The invention consists essentially in the combination and arrangement with the hydro-carbon motor and with suitable means for compressing air, of a reservoir or tank interposed between said motor and said air compressing mechanism, which reservoir acts as an accumulator and compensator, the novwithan inlet relief valve for the purpose of admitting atmospheric air thereto, should the pressure within the reservoir for any reason bercduced below the pressure ol th'e-at- By this means I obviate any danger of partial vacuum or back uction in the reservoir or mixing chamber of the motor and insure an adequate supply of air to the mixing chamber. voir and compressed air I also obviate or neutralize the noise ordinarily caused by the suction of the motor while drawing a charge into the combustion chamber. In the accompanying drawing I show diagrammaticallyparts essential for a practical understanding of my invention, A representing a sectional elevation of the upper portion of any well known or desired hydro-carbon motor, and B an air pump or equivalent mechanical expedient for supplying the reservoir or accumulator C, with air under pressure.

. a, is the mixing chamber of themotor, provided with an intersticed screen 8, against which the hydro-carbon from the injector t' is cause to impinge.

a), is the induction valve between the mixing chamber and combustion chamber 6, formed in the upper part of the cylinder E in which the piston P reciprocates.

Specification of Letters Patent.

6,1906. Serial No. 296.326.

By the use of the reser mixing chamber of themotor, said reservoir formed with an inlet rehef valve for the puriPatented May' 28, 1907.

A check valve d, is interposed in the conduit (1, between the compressor B, and the reservoir 0 to prevent-back pressure. p

c is a pipe or conduit leading from the res: ervoir C to the mixing chamber a, and entering the same at an angle so as to cause the" compressed air to impinge against the screen 8, at or near its center.

It is an inlet relief valve of any desired form or construction with which the reservoir C is provided for the purpose of admitting atmospheric air in case of necessity, as by reason of the failure of the compressing apparatus or for any other reason, so that under all conditions a supply of air to the mixing chamber a, is insured and all possibility of partial vacuum in said chamber and the reservoir C is obviated. The inlet relief valve it as shown in the drawings consists of an ordinary flap valve hinged at 1', and provided with a spring 7*, which under normal conditions, when the internal pressure is in excess 7 5 What I claim as my invention and desire to secure by'Let-ters Patent is, 5

1. The, combination with a hydro carbon motor, and with air compressing mechanism, of an accumulator or reservoir interposed between them and arranged to supply air to the pose set forth.

2, The combination of a hydro carbon motor, means for compressing air, a reservoir or accumulator connected with said air com- 95 pressing mechanism by a conduit in which is interposed a check valve, an inlet relief valve in said reservoir or accumulator and a conduit for introducing air from said reservoir into the mixing chamber of the motor, for the purpose set forth.

ABBOT AUGUSTUS now.

Witnesses: v

D. W. GARDNER, GEo. WM. MIATT.

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